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TIL the US government detected Chinese nuclear testing in US airspace during the Cold War

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grm47 TIL the Stecklikrieg was a Swiss civil war in 1802, where rural insurgents, armed with improvised wooden clubs named "Stäckli" fought the Helvetic Republic, leading to his collapse, French re-occupation and Napoleon's mediation dictated in 1803.
Ldmp TIL that the City of São Paulo bans any public forms of advertisements. The law called “Clean City Law” or “antibillboard” which aims for a cleaner, more serene environment.
NbvM TIL Members of the armed services are encouraged to salute anyone who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, one of the only instances where someone can be saluted by a person with a higher rank
6ELv8 TIL that the biggest movie explosion was in the James Bond film ‘Spectre’
b9L87 TIL That nobody really knows how to correctly play Beethoven's famous "Für Elise" - original notes were never found and were published years after Beethoven's death by Ludwig Nohl. Pianists are still arguing how to play this piece.